Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
5 eggs, separated
2 c. plain flour
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 small can coconut (Angel Flake)
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream sugar, margarine and Crisco until fluffy.
Add egg yolks.
Sift flour and soda; add alternately with buttermilk, ending with dry ingredients.
Add vanilla, coconut and nuts.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake in three 9-inch pans for approximately 25 minutes at 350\u00b0.